Longest Reception | NFL Player Receiving Stats

Which player has the most longest reception in the NFL in 2026?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Seattle tops the 2026 NFL longest reception ranking at 82, through games played October 23, 2026. Next are Christian Watson of Green Bay second at 81, Jaylen Warren of Pittsburgh third at 80, Ryan Miller of Miami fourth at 77 & Drake London of Atlanta fifth at 68. Smith-Njigba's total puts him 1 reception clear of second place & 29 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.

Jaylen Warren of Pittsburgh is the highest-ranked running back on the board at 80 reception, third overall. Next are Dontayvion Wicks of Philadelphia, Davante Adams of the Los Angeles Rams & Tez Johnson of Tampa Bay tied for sixth at 64, Romeo Doubs of New England ninth at 63 & Darius Cooper of Philadelphia tenth at 62.

Four reception separate fifth from sixth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Next are Denzel Boston of Cleveland 11th at 60, Travis Kelce of Kansas City 12th at 59, Isaiah Williams of the New York Jets & Luther Burden III of Chicago tied 13th at 58, Isaac TeSlaa of Detroit, Quentin Johnston of the Los Angeles Chargers & Khalil Shakir of Buffalo tied 15th at 57 & George Kittle of San Francisco 18th at 56.

The last seven players in the ranking sit inside 2 reception of each other. Next are Tyquan Thornton of Kansas City & Xavier Legette of Carolina tied 19th at 55, Mike Evans of San Francisco & Zay Flowers of Baltimore tied 21st at 54 & Chris Moore of Baltimore, Tre Harris of the Los Angeles Chargers and George Pickens of Dallas tied 23rd at 53. Baltimore, Kansas City, Philadelphia, San Francisco & the Los Angeles Chargers are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Twenty-two of the 25 are wide receivers; the only running back is Warren third; the two tight ends are Kelce 12th & Kittle 18th. Six ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.

How this ranking is measured

Of the 402 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. Longest reception records the single longest pass caught by a player in a season or career. This stat highlights big-play potential in the passing game. Figures are as of October 23, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.